hey you
Informal attention call
Hey you is a casual, often abrupt way to get someone's attention when you don't know their name or choose not to use it: Hey you, come over here.
The phrase can sound rude or dismissive depending on tone, though it's also used playfully between friends.
It addresses someone as anonymous—a placeholder for an actual name.
- helloCommon spoken greeting
- attentionFocused mental awareness
- pay attentionConcentrate on something
- heads upAdvance warning notice
- shoutLoud vocal outburst
call · greeting · yoo hoo · stranger · summon · wave · get over here · come here · holler · psst · oi · yo · listen · look · look here · wait · stop · there
hey yousir
Formal male address
madam · Your Majesty · Your Excellency · Your Honor · ladies and gentlemen
hey youmy dear
Term of endearment
beloved · my friend · darling · sweetheart · dear friend
hey youexcuse me
Apology for minor intrusion
pardon me · if I may · I beg your pardon · with respect · if you please